You should’ve reduced your carbon footprint, should be using some source of renewable energy and be a vegetarian by now.

That we all have a role to play no matter how small, we all can make a difference.

What I wish most for you girls is that the care you have shown each other would extend to the big wide world around you.

I’m not allowed to talk about climate change around family; as my mom warned me, “climate change is not something that people think about in Mississippi.” But I’m worried for my family’s future.

Espero de verdade saber contribuir para legá-la inteira para você, e que todos saibamos fazer isso em conjunto também.

I tried to teach you of the importance of being satisfied with what you had within your hands.

My goal was to help you grow into better citizens of our planet; to help you care about our natural world and to make everyday choices that reflect concern for our beautiful earth and our own health as well as encourage you to work together to make changes in our community.

I’m doing this work because I see it as the best way to save and improve as many lives as possible. I’m doing it so you, 2050 Ryan, can look at yourself in the mirror. And so you can tell your kids and grandkids someday that you did everything you could.

There are so many more things that we can do together to help our Earth from the damage that has been done, and I am so excited to teach you.

To think that my choices of sustainable commuting, eating a plant based diet, and working on our City’s zero waste program likely pale in comparison to the impact of not having a baby is nothing short of devastating.  Does it make me a bad environmentalist to honor my maternal instincts?